Princess Kate Dazzles in Red on Royal Tour of Canada

— -- Princess Kate dazzled in red Monday night at a reception held at British Columbia’s Government House.

Kate, 34, wore a bright red dress by British designer Preen to the diplomatic reception. She paired the dress with a glam chignon, red heels, a red clutch and Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond maple leaf brooch.

Kate’s $1,300 red dress was the most formal outfit to date on the eight-day royal tour of Canada she is undertaking with Prince William and their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Kate has paid homage on the trip to the host country by wearing the red of Canada's flag, including the bespoke dress from the Alexander McQueen Resort 2017 collection she wore Sunday as she and William traveled to Vancouver.

Earlier in the day Monday, Kate was dressed in Zara jeans, a Holland & Holland coat and her trusty Penelope Chilvers boots as she and William toured Bella Bella, British Columbia. The couple overcame driving rain and wind to receive a traditional welcome by the Heiltsuk First Nations community but had to scrap a planned aerial float plane tour of the Great Bear rain forest because of torrential rain.

Today, William and Kate fly to Kelowna, a city in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, to meet with University of British Columbia students.

They will then take part in the "Taste of British Columbia" festival at Mission Hill Winery, sampling some of British Columbia's best wine, cheese and gourmet offerings. The next stop for the royals will be Whitehorse, Yukon, where they will meet members of the Canadian Rangers, the military branch that provides a presence in the north of the country.